trips

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Please add your school's information about the school trips that you take. Thanks!

name of district

WHERE?

(destinations - current or in the past)

HOW?

(company or travel agent - include names)

WHO?

(who chaperones? who organizes?)

HOW LONG?

(length of time away, any school time used?)

WHEN?

(during the school year? school breaks?)

HOW MUCH?

(approx. cost)

OTHER COMMENTS
Herricks
 Quebec, France, Italy, Spain
 ACIS, local travel agents
 teachers chaperone
teachers organize
 usually 7-10 days; ok to take 1-2 days off from school
 February break
Spring break
 $1200-$3500
 board approval required
Hauppauge
 Germany, Costa Rica, France, Spain
 GAAP, ACIS
 Teachers
 Germany - 2 - 3 wks during school,France & Spain - on vacations, not during school time
 Germany - Oct./Nov.
France, Spain - Feb. break
 Germany $1200,
France/Spain - $3000
Costa Rica - $1500
 BOE approval
No chaperone pay
Cold Spring Harbor
 The only current (past 5 years) has been Quebec. We have plans to
go to Ecuador.
 Travel agency:
Visit Canada, EF tours,
 teachers
 usually 4 days 3 nights 1 st week-end in March
 February break every
other year.
 Cost per student approx. $700-$800
 BOE appr.
Chaperone is paid.
Massapequa
 No BOE-approved trips for the past 20 years. Two teachers host trips on their own to Spain, Italy, France, and/or Costa Rica.





Bellmore-Merrick CHSD
 No trips. Not allowed by BOE.





North Shore
 France, Italy, Spain
 Travel Agent (3 exchanges);
NETC (Latin trip)
 Teacher chaperones (if possible, administrator); Director organizes with teacher input
 Exchanges - 16-18 days
Latin - 10 days
 February with maximum 6 days out of school
 $2500-3000
 BOE approved; teacher contract includes foreign travel
Oyster Bay-East Norwich
 France and Spain alternatively
 ACIS
 Administrators & teachers chaperone Administrator organizes trip
 Usually 8-10 days with 1 to two days off from school
 During February break
 $3000-3,500
 BOE approved
Chaperone is paid.
Northport-East Northport
 France, Spain, Italy, typically every other year and in the past Quebec
 ACIS, Explorica, EF, local travel agents
 teachers
 a school vacation (Feb or April) - no school can be missed
 7-9 days depending on vacation
 2,000 - 3,000 depending on the trip
 BOE approval needed
Lawrence
 No BOE-approved trips. Teachers take students on their own time to Spain.





Jericho
 Spain (HS-10th-12th graders)
 Teacher arranged exchange
 Teacher
 14 days; 3 days of school missed
 November students come from Spain--April students go to Spain
 $2000
 Board approval; 1 teacher for every 10 students, not paid
Jericho
 Quebec (MS-8th Graders)
 Prometour
 Teacher
 4 nights; 3 days of school missed
 Varies; March, April
 $750
 Board approval; 1 teacher for every 7 students, not paid
Garden City
 No BOE approved trips. Two teachers host trips to Spain and Italy on their own with no district affiliation.